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Ask anyone what the major failing of their home might be, and their almost universal answer is sure to be something along the lines of space. Even people who live in massive houses seems to need more room to move about in and store their stuff in, and for those in smaller houses, it’s always going to be a priority. 

Some can and will move to deal with this issue (although after a while, the same problem will probably come up once more), but if that’s not something you want to do or it’s not going to be possible for you to up sticks and live somewhere else, then what are your options? There are a few different possibilities, but one that can be easy to achieve for relatively little money is to create multifunctional spaces in your home. If you can do that, you’re giving yourself more space by including the right elements, and it shouldn’t be a disruptive thing to do. With that in mind, let’s look at how to create multifunctional spaces in your home so you can get started sooner rather than later.

Transform The Living Room

It’s generally a good idea to start this sort of task in the living room because that’s where the household is going to spend a lot of time, and it’s usually quite a cluttered space, full of large items of furniture and lots of little odds and ends – not to mention electrical items. You can see how living rooms can feel small, especially when there are lots of people in them. 

The good news is that with a few clever design choices, your living room can double as an office, a reading nook, a mini home theater, and not feel cramped either. Now that’s a good use of space! 

We’ll start with your workspace – you don’t need a separate room for it; you just need a compact, foldable desk (perhaps one that’s attached to the wall) and make sure it blends nicely with the rest of the decor in your living room – you could even put wallpaper on the bottom of it to match the rest of the room. Add a stylish chair and some storage solutions, and you’ve got all you need for a home office (and the storage can be used for other living room items too). 

If you’re a book lover, creating a cozy reading nook in your living room does make sense, and once again, you don’t have to add to much. In fact, the chair you pick for your reading nook can be the same chair you use for watching TV – put it on wheels and you can move it where you want it depending on what you’re planning to do. Plus, the bookcases you’re sure to want in your living room can keep everything nice and tidy. 

Change The Dining Room

If you’ve got a dining room, you probably also have a dining table in it, and that’s great because they’re not just something you eat food from – they can be used for all kinds of other things that make your dining room a highly useful room and completely multifunctional. 

Once again, we can look at the working from home problem and how to solve it. Using your dining room to work from might even be better than using your living room because most of the time there won’t be other people around – you’ll have a bit more peace and quiet, plus you won’t be tempted to switch the TV on at any point! And your dining table can be the ideal desk, and if you’ve got a nice big table, like the large 12 seater dining tables you can get, you’ll have all the space you need – even if someone else also needs to use the table for something. 

A dining room can also be an ideal crafting and hobby zone, and as long as you’ve got somewhere to tidy all your stuff away to if you need to use the table for a meal (so adding storage to the room is a good idea – it’s always a good idea, come to that!), you can spread out and really make the most of the space, which you wouldn’t necessarily be able to do elsewhere. 

Final Thoughts 

These are just a couple of examples of how you can make rooms – and furniture – do double duty in your home, giving you more flexibility and space than you might have thought possible. But you can also change your bedroom, your outside space, and much more if you want to, so why not try it and see how much better your home feels as a result?